In this lesson you, in the role of lab manager, create
a test environment that can be stored and reused in many lab management
tasks, for example, lab resource requests, searching for lab resources,
and creating future test environments. A test environment is a set
of lab resource attributes, for example, the make, memory, operating
system, and software for a particular type of machine.
To create a test environment:
- In the left sidebar, point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click Create Test Environment.
The Create Test Environment editor opens.
- Click <Enter New Test Environment Name>,
and type BetaTest as the name of the configuration.
This is a required field.
- Above Description, for the summary
information, type Test environment for beta testing.
- Under Description, click Edit,
and type This test environment applies to several beta
test cases. In this section of the editor, you can provide
detailed information or to attach a diagram or document. Click Preview to
close the text editor.
- Under Lab Resource Descriptions,
click <Enter a Label for the Lab Resource Description1>,
and type a name for a lab resource that is part of the test environment.
For our purposes, type Machine1.
- In Type, select PhysicalMachine.
- Click the Add Criteria icon (
). The Select Attribute window
displays, showing fields of information that you can include in the
lab resource definition.
- Press and hold the Ctrl key and select Administrative
Status, Make, and Operating
System. Click Add and Close. These
fields are added to the lab resource description and display under Type.
- In Administrative Status, select Enabled.
- In Make, select IBM.
- In Operating System, select Linux.
- In the upper right corner of the Lab Resource description
section, click the plus sign icon (
). An additional
Lab Resource Descriptions section opens. You can add as many lab resources
as you want to the test environment. For now, delete this section
by clicking the X icon (
).
- At the top of the page, click Save.
- Point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click All
Test Environments. The test environment you just created
opens.
This test environment is now available to use when searching
for lab resources and creating lab resource requests and reservations.